NEW DELHI: Top officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the case against agency chief Rakesh Asthana have been transferred. Deputy SP CBI AK Bassi has been transferred to Port Blair as Deputy SP, Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) and Additional SP CBI SS Gum has been transferred to Jabalpur and posted as CBI, ACB.

All transfer orders taken ‘in public interest’ are to followed with immediate effect.

“Shri Manish Kumar Sinha. HoB/DIG, AC-III and BS&FC, New Delhi is transferred and posted as DIG/HoB, ACB. Nagpur in public interest. Accordingly, he stands relieved with effect from 24.10.2018 (FN). He is further directed to join his new place of posting immediately in public interest and relieve Shri Vijayendra Bidari from additional charge of ACB, Nagpur.